2013 edition of
the one day cricket tournament NKP Salve Challenger Trophy will be aired live
on Star Sports 2 & ESPN HD starting September 26. The tournament is
played just before the start of Ranji Trophy season, with the purpose
of showcasing the talent that the country has, as well as providing
opportunities for younger players to make an impression.
The venues and teams for the four day tournament are yet to be announced. Earlier all matches were to be played day-night. But thanks to timings clash with ongoing Champions League T20, all matches will now be played in day.
The annual
tournament is played between three sides, consisting of the best players in
India. The three teams were India Senior and India A & India B. For the
first time team names were changed in the 2006 version of the tournament. Last
year again team names were changed to India A, India B and India C.
Established in
the 1994–1995 season, from 1998–99 the tournament was known as the NKP Salve
Challenger Trophy, named after former BCCI president N K P Salve - the man who is
credited to bring the Cricket World Cup to the sub-continent in 1987.Here is the
full schedule of N K P Salve Challenger trophy, all the matches will be shown
live on Star Sports 2 & ESPN HD.
Delhi v India A
Sep 26, 2013, 9:00 AM
India A v India B
Sep 27, 2013, 9:00 PM
Delhi v India B
Sep 28, 2013, 9:00 PM
Final: TBA v TBA
Sep 29, 2013, 9:00 PM
( Earlier this tournament was scheduled to be aired on ESPN )
( Earlier this tournament was scheduled to be aired on ESPN )
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